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Americares delivers aid after Hurricane Helene
Mariel Fonteyn, Americares' Director of U.S. Emergency Response, joins LiveNOW from FOX to talk about aid being deployed in Helene's aftermath. President Biden is set to survey the damage in Florida and Georgia.
null - In the wake of Hurricane Helene, it appears that some fast food franchises are sending some much-needed relief to provide food for those impacted by the destruction.
Fast food restaurants send mobile relief
One X user shared an image which showed a Domino’s food truck in Asheville, North Carolina.
"Just seeing pizza would be a relief! Way to go Dominos!" one person commented under the image.
Denny’s Diner shared on its X account that their mobile relief diner was on the road to help those affected by the hurricane.
"Our Mobile Relief Diner is on the road to help those affected by Hurricane Helene. The Diner will be serving hot meals in Asheville at the Lowe's Home Improvement Center, 95 Smokey Park Hwy, Asheville 28806, Friday through Tuesday from 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. The Diner is traveling from Spartanburg, SC, after serving over 3,000 meals to those affected by the storm," the post read.
RELATED: Join the effort: How you can help Hurricane Helene's devastated communities
People helping people
Outside of food relief, volunteer pilots have been offering private helicopters to deliver supplies and rescue people. Other volunteers have been delivering Starlink systems to remote areas without power, roaming data or cellphone service.
Numerous in- and out-of-state volunteer organizations have been stationed in western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, parts of Georgia and Florida since the weekend.
First responders and military personnel from across the United States have also traveled to the affected areas to assist with rescue and recovery, as well as donation drop-offs.
Samaritan's Purse, a Christian humanitarian aid organization based in Boone, has volunteers in several states hit by the hurricane, and it has set up an emergency field hospital in Linville with 20 beds for patients in need.
Samaritan's Purse is asking first and foremost for Americans to pray for those affected by the storm. The organization is also looking for more volunteers to serve across five different response sites. Volunteers can come help for the day if they live locally or stay overnight with other Samaritan's Purse personnel.
People organize food for residents at the Bat Cave Fire Department in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Oct. 1, 2024 near Bat Cave, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Biden, Harris visit impacted areas
President Joe Biden flew over the devastation in North and South Carolina, getting a firsthand look at the mess left by a storm that now has killed at least 200 people.
Speaking afterwards in Raleigh, North Carolina, Biden praised the Democratic governor of North Carolina and the Republican governor of South Carolina for their responses to the storm, saying that in the wake of disasters, "we put politics aside."
"Our job is to help as many people as we can as quickly as we can and as thoroughly as we can," he said.
That includes a commitment from the federal government to foot the bill for debris removal and emergency protective measures for six months. The money will address the impacts of landslides and flooding and will cover costs of first responders, search and rescue teams, shelters, and mass feeding.
"We’re not leaving until you’re back on your feet completely," Biden said.
Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to neighboring Georgia, where she said the president had approved a request to pick up the tab for similar emergency aid there for three months.
Biden plans on traveling to disaster areas in Florida and Georgia on Thursday.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) arrived in western North Carolina Monday after Gov. Roy Cooper announced Biden had approved federal resources.
The Source
Information for this article was gathered from The Associated Press, FOX News and X. This story was reported from Los Angeles.